7 legendary batsmen and their golden runs

#3 Sachin Tendulkar (Apr 1998 – Dec 1998) – ODIs- 24, Runs- 1507, Avg- 79.31, Centuries- 8

Sachin Tendulkar ate the Aussies for breakfast in 1998

The frequency and the genius with which Tendulkar was scoring runs in 1998 remains ODI cricket’s most impressive run making streaks. This is the year which gave Shane Warne nightmares of Sachin clobbering him all over the park, and his comparison with Bradman was brought emphatically to the fore.

Tendulkar broke his own record of scoring most ODI runs in a calendar year (1611 in 1996) when he smashed 1894 runs in 1998, his 9 centuries were also a betterment of his own number in 1996 (6). Within that very year, Tendulkar was in sublime form between 17 Apr 1998 and 13 Nov 1998 when he averaged a whopping 79.31 and was scoring a hundred every 3 innings.

And if his batting wasn’t enough, Tendulkar was also placed 10 ^th on the list of top wicket-takers for that year (24) and was one of the only 7 bowlers who could muster a 5-for.